Recent content by ella

Hi Kate I'm on my own, and have got one (so far) investment property plus my PPR. I bought it 2-3 years ago. Didn't have any problems with the bank, but I went to the CBA who I have my other mortgage with. I guess they know about me. I do remember some years ago when I and my then partner...

I haven't had any dealings with property in Gatton, but I do know that the UQ Vet School will be re-locating to the Gatton campus within the next couple of years, so I think there's quite a lot of potential for rental properties there ... :) - ella

Oh I wish I could come! But the first 2-3 of months of the year are - BILLS BILLS BILLS !! Hope to be able to come later in the year <smile> - susie

Well, back to the subject of why stop at 1 IP <grin> - I bought my first one about 18 months ago - some months after discovering this forum! I haven't bought any more yet, though I am starting to think about it again. At first I just wanted to see how it went, what problems would come up...

I guess I'm saying that if someone was wanting to make a quick buck by purchasing land that would could/would be resumed in the future, that land is already very expensive. So I don't see too much $$ to be made there. And if you were buying to hold, having an airport next to your property...

But can you cope with the servants issue - such a problem getting staff that keep up to the standards of the surrounding properties you know ... <grin>

I don't think so ... Oh Aceyducey - have you any idea how expensive that area is already? I grew up in that overall district (Bowral, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Sutton Forest) and my mother still lives in Bowral. When we first arrived there from the UK (my Mum was homesick for the UK and...

Thanks for all that info Dale and others. I'd almost forgotten what a great resource you all are <grin> I have sort of set up an excel spreadsheet to cover ingoings/outgoings, though I haven't looked at it for a couple of months! As I've only got one IP at the moment, I don't think special...

This tax time will be my first as an ip-owner!! And I'm just wondering ... if my property manager pays for various oddjobs, although they're mentioned on the monthly statement I get from them, I don't actually have an invoice/statement from the person who did that work. Do I need to get copies...

Thanks guys - I think I'd forgotten what a 'thread' was <grin> I'm still working out how I want to read posts. In the old forum I used to look at all the forums and just read the new posts, but the old ones were still there. I think I'm gonna have to see what works for me. I'm using IE on a...

Hi there I've been away for a couple of months and have come back thinking - where am I?!?!!! New forum looks great, but I've got a question ... I used to be able to read a thread, and then read the next thread, and the next, without having to go back to the home page each time. I'm...

Upper Class? Actually I don't think that 'upper class' can be counted by the amount of $$$. It's more what your background is - what family you were born into! It takes a few generations of being 'nouveau riche' - ie the self-made millionaire, before you can 'come up' a class !!! This is...

Well, 2003 was the year that I started on this path so I'm extremely happy with it! I discovered Jan Somers' books, website and this forum. I listened and learned a lot from many of the very knowledeable people here. And I bought my first IP ... So, yes I took action and I'm looking forward...

Well I think I'll keep up my part-time freelance web design business, coz I like playing with that sort of stuff! I'd do lots more choral work - singing in choirs. Learn to sight-sing properly, and take lots of music and singing lessons. Might even try studying at the Con - for my own...

Ooh yes Les - that looks gorgeous. Where exactly is it I wonder?! I realise from other posts that of course I should have included a few overseas properties! So here are my other residences (in my dreams!) A beach house in Ko Samui, Thailand A house in southern India - either in the hills...